All Good Things by Dabeagle
Mar 28, 2020 17:23:41 GMT -5
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Post by baddius on Mar 28, 2020 17:23:41 GMT -5
Wow. Sorry for the late post. I go through depressive slumps where I irrationally decide I don't deserve to do things I enjoy. So, I only got around to finishing All Good Things now.
First of all, I assume this is the story with the "egregious" sex scene. It certainly was detailed, but, not in an erotic way. Oh sure, the details alone painted a delightful picture and the actions themselves were very carnal in nature, but the way it was described was almost poetic. Lucien very clearly loves Robin as a person in a way that completely dwarfs his lust for his body and it showed in the descriptions of the lovemaking scene. He wasn't deep-throating Robin's penis. Oh no.
He was pleasuring Robin in a way that exceeded all past physical milestones. He didn't give Robin's body "a fucking." He delicately, almost like a religious ceremony, worshipped Robin's physical form while merging their souls. The wording made all the difference. It was pure, 100% love being expressed in the most intimate possible way. Because of all that, calling it a sex scene cheapens it, like calling a symphonic masterpiece "a song." It was nothing short of beautiful.
It's a bit ironic. Not quite irony, at least I don't think, but I don't know the term. Lucien was rejected by those who follow, from their perspective, the One True God. They made his life a living hell, rather than the eternal one they claimed he was going to. A beam a light came into his life and saved him, in the form of a wisecracking angel. And, in the end, Lucien found his religion again in a smart, gorgeous, caring man named Robin. Together, they have carved their own personal heaven, one that the truly devout will never see. In the end, they were completely wrong about Lucien. He didn't go to hell - they put him there - and he crawled out himself into heaven.
Sorry for the mini rant, Dave. It's just baffling how close-minded people can be. Even if everything in their book were true (unlikely), they completely ignore the words of their own messiah to justify their irrational fear, ignorance, and disinterest. Their fervor, instead of spreading the "good word" gives a false impression of what their religion was originally about and drives potential converts away.
Anyways. Good work on the story, Dave. You made me think.
First of all, I assume this is the story with the "egregious" sex scene. It certainly was detailed, but, not in an erotic way. Oh sure, the details alone painted a delightful picture and the actions themselves were very carnal in nature, but the way it was described was almost poetic. Lucien very clearly loves Robin as a person in a way that completely dwarfs his lust for his body and it showed in the descriptions of the lovemaking scene. He wasn't deep-throating Robin's penis. Oh no.
He was pleasuring Robin in a way that exceeded all past physical milestones. He didn't give Robin's body "a fucking." He delicately, almost like a religious ceremony, worshipped Robin's physical form while merging their souls. The wording made all the difference. It was pure, 100% love being expressed in the most intimate possible way. Because of all that, calling it a sex scene cheapens it, like calling a symphonic masterpiece "a song." It was nothing short of beautiful.
It's a bit ironic. Not quite irony, at least I don't think, but I don't know the term. Lucien was rejected by those who follow, from their perspective, the One True God. They made his life a living hell, rather than the eternal one they claimed he was going to. A beam a light came into his life and saved him, in the form of a wisecracking angel. And, in the end, Lucien found his religion again in a smart, gorgeous, caring man named Robin. Together, they have carved their own personal heaven, one that the truly devout will never see. In the end, they were completely wrong about Lucien. He didn't go to hell - they put him there - and he crawled out himself into heaven.
Sorry for the mini rant, Dave. It's just baffling how close-minded people can be. Even if everything in their book were true (unlikely), they completely ignore the words of their own messiah to justify their irrational fear, ignorance, and disinterest. Their fervor, instead of spreading the "good word" gives a false impression of what their religion was originally about and drives potential converts away.
Anyways. Good work on the story, Dave. You made me think.
